Adams County commissioners on an administrative agenda accepted the animal shelter and clerk reports, approved payroll and accounts-payable claims totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, and authorized payment of multiple weekly and monthly health-insurance and workers'-compensation claims.

The commissioners reviewed a budget estimate from the Upper Wabash River Basin Commission — covering Adams, Wells, Jay and Huntington counties — that projects a $2,000 appropriation for Adams County; the board recorded that review but did not itself increase a local appropriation.

The actions taken included accepting the county treasurer's monthly report submitted by Treasurer Ed Dyer and approving routine records from Clerk Shelley Bright. Payroll claims dated Sept. 26 totaled $389,009.14; the board approved payroll-related accounts-payable claims listed at $346,192.84. Commissioners also approved a block of accounts-payable claims totaling $670,006.34.

Health-insurance and related claims were approved in several motions: an Allied Health weekly claim for $16,005.32, a second weekly health-insurance claim for $19,006.95, and an outline monthly health-insurance administrative claim of $69,002.16. The board also approved an Eastern Alliance workers'-compensation payment of $1,408.06.

Most motions were moved and seconded during the meeting with the chair noting “motion passes” after each vote; individual roll-call tallies were not read into the record for these routine items.

Why it matters: these approvals authorize the county to meet payroll obligations, process medical claims and maintain vendor payments that keep county services operating.

Budget and audit context: a commissioner noted an earlier audit finding (referred to by a staff member, Mary Jane) and said the current processing shows the county addressed that item. The Upper Wabash River Basin Commission’s $2,000 figure was presented as an annual budget estimate for board review only, not as a one-time payment requiring immediate appropriation.

Ending: The board moved on after completing the financial block of business; several members commented that the volume of paperwork was large but routine.